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First Minister announces new Scot Gov cabinet positions

17 Feb 2020 – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has outlined new appointments to the Scottish Government and cabinet. Following her delivery of the Scottish Budget, Kate Forbes has been nominated as Cabinet Secretary for Finance, while Fiona Hyslop will build on a hugely successful period as External Affairs Secretary by taking responsibility for the economy as Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture. As the process of Brexit, and the discussion on Scotland’s constitutional future move into a new phase, Michael Russell’s responsibilities will be expanded as Cabinet Secretary…

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Rugby World Cup: Scotland 34-0 Samoa:

Scotland earn bonus-point victory at the Rugby Union World Cup 2019 in Japan with victory over Samoa BBC Report: Scotland’s controlled performance ensured a bonus-point victory over Samoa that revives their hopes of progressing from World Cup Pool A. Gregor Townsend’s side needed to recover from a poor opening defeat by Ireland, whose subsequent loss to Japan was a further blow to their chances.

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First Minister Statement in Scottish Parliament 24/09/19

First minister Nicola Sturgeon comments on todays UK Supreme Court Decision that suspending parliament was unlawful: FULL SPEECH: First Minister @NicolaSturgeon comments on todays UK Supreme Court Decision that suspending parliament was unlawful: “We have witnessed some astonishing developments in the three years since the Brexit referendum in June 2016.” ..[Thread attached] — ScottishPoliticsNews (@ScoPoliticsNews) September 24, 2019

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Rugby World Cup: Ireland 27-3 Scotland

Ireland have defeated Scotland in the first match im Pool A at the Rugby Union World Cup 2019 in Japan BBC Report: Ruthless Ireland franked their status as the world’s top-ranked side with a clinical Rugby World Cup victory against a meek Scotland in Yokohama. The Irish went over in their first two incursions into the Scottish 22, James Ryan and Rory Best ploughing over to put them 12-0 ahead after 15 minutes. Greig Laidlaw got the Scots on the board, but a wretched bounce led to Tadhg Furlong adding…

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Samsung Galaxy A10

Samsung Galaxy A10 Summary Samsung Galaxy A10 smartphone was launched in February 2019. The phone comes with a 6.20-inch touchscreen display. Samsung Galaxy A10 is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7884 processor. The Samsung Galaxy A10 runs Android Pie and is powered by a 3,400mAh battery. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy A10 on the rear packs a 13-megapixel camera with an f/1.9 aperture. It sports a 5-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/2.0 aperture. The Samsung Galaxy A10 runs One UI based…

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Top 10 Fastest High Speed Trains in the World 2019

Wikipedia: High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, new lines in excess of 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph) and existing lines in excess of 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) are widely considered to be high-speed.[1] The Tōkaidō Shinkansen, the first such system, began operations in Japan in 1964 and was widely known as the bullet train. High-speed trains…

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History of The Scottish Parliament

2019 marks the 20th Anniversary of the current Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh. A special event marking the opening of the parliament is taking place on Saturday 29th June 2019 and members of the public are invited to visit the parliament and join the celebrations. What many will not be as aware of, is that the previous version of the parliament (known as The Parliament of Scotland was in existance from 1235 – 1707 – a period of almost 500 years of Scottish Independence. HISTORY ARTICLE VIA WIKIPEDIA: The…

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Andy Murray Wins at Queens on Comeback

BBC Report: Andy Murray’s dream comeback from potentially career-ending hip surgery ended with a fairytale triumph with playing partner Feliciano Lopez in the doubles at Queen’s. Briton Murray and Spain’s Lopez beat Briton Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram 7-6 (8-6) 5-7 10-5. The Scot, 32, thought he might not play again before having his hip resurfaced in January but is now “pain free”. Lopez, 37, added the doubles to the singles title he won earlier on Sunday. Left-hander Lopez, who beat France’s Gilles Simon in three sets, is the…

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Womens World Cup Scotland 3 – 3 Argentina

BBC Report: Scotland are out of the Women’s World Cup after a twice-taken added-time penalty gave Argentina a dramatic draw. The Scots needed to win and Kim Little turned in their opener with Jen Beattie and Erin Cuthbert netting from corners. It was 3-2 after Milagros Menendez scored and a Florencia Bonsegundo shot went in via the bar and Lee Alexander. A VAR-awarded spot-kick taken by Bonsegundo was saved by Alexander but she was off her line and, agonisingly, the striker scored second time around. With 16 minutes to play,…

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